Henderson, 64, was the Devil Rays hitting coach during the inaugural 1998 season and again from 2006 to 2009. He spent the last seven seasons with the Phillies, serving as outfield/baserunning coordinator (2010), hitting coordinator (2011-12) and major league hitting coach (2013-16).

Here are bios on the rest of the additions as provided by the Rays …

Trainor, 33, returns to the Rays organization having previously worked as a conditioning coach with Montgomery (2009) and Durham (2010-12). In 2011, he was named the International League’s Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. He has spent the last two seasons as a strength and conditioning coach for the Cleveland Indians minor league affiliate in the Rookie-level Arizona League.

Redus, 60, was the head baseball coach at his high school alma mater, Tanner (Ala.), in 2016. He spent 13 seasons in the majors with the Cincinnati Reds, Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers. Following his playing career, he coached for six years at Calhoun Community College in Tanner, then was an outfield instructor for the Pirates and Astros. As a minor leaguer with the Pioneer League’s Billings Mustangs in 1978, he hit .462 (117-for-253) over 68 games—a record that still stands across all levels of professional baseball.

Scott, 37, has prior experience with the Phillies (2015-16) and Baltimore Orioles (2004-14) organizations. He was named the 2009 South Atlantic League Trainer of the Year while working for the Delmarva Shorebirds (Orioles). He was an athletic trainer in college at the University of Northern Iowa, then completed two internships with the NFL’s Detroit Lions and was the assistant athletic trainer for the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe prior to joining the Orioles.

Smedley, 26, was signed by the Rays as a non-drafted free agent following the 2013 June Draft. He played parts of three minor league seasons in the Rays organization, with the GCL Rays in 2013 and Class-A Bowling Green from 2014-15.

Paduch, 34, was a non-roster invite by the Rays to major league spring training in 2013. He spent parts of three seasons (2011-13) in the Rays organization, appearing in 59 games (41 starts) between Montgomery and Triple-A Durham. He was a 12th-round selection of the Reds in the 2003 June Draft and spent four seasons in independent leagues prior to signing with the Rays in 2011.

Other changes to the minor league on-field coaching and medical staffs for the 2017 season:

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